Pretoria – The data released December 11 by Istat certify that in the first 9 months of 2015, the Lazio region exported goods worth €15 billion, that is to say €1.7 billion more than in the same period of 2014, recording a 13% increase compared to the first nine months of 2014. Exports of Lazio in the first nine months of 2015 represented 4.89% of the national total, with a sharp increase compared to previous years (in 2007 the region’s exports accounted for 3.7% of the Italian total). The main export industry is pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical with €6.6 billion and 44% of the total. Over €10 billion euro, 69.4% of exports from Lazio, are directed towards the European Union, and exports to the EU increased by 13.1% in line with the overall growth (+13.0%). Exports to European countries outside the EU represent 5% of the total (for a 4.6% increase over the first nine months of 2014). An important area of destination for Lazio exports is Asia, with €1.6 billion and 10.5% of the total. North America, with €1.2 billion worth of imports from Lazio, recorded a growth of 23.8%. Even Africa, which in value represents only 3.2% of the total, registered a robust increase of 28.5%. (9Colonne)
